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NCAA Division I Wrestling Committee releases qualifying tournament allocations for 2023 championships

INDIANAPOLIS — The NCAA Division I Wrestling Committee has announced the pre- allocation spots for the 2023 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships as listed in the chart below.

Each qualifying tournament was awarded pre-allocations to the national tournament based on regular season performance by conference wrestlers through February 19. The pre-allocations were determined by using a sliding scale of the three standards while never going below the base of .700 winning percentage, top 30 coaches’ ranking and top 30 RPI ranking until reaching the maximum of 29 wrestlers per weight class.

For each wrestler that reached the threshold in at least two of the three categories, his conference tournament was awarded a qualifying spot in that weight class. Each conference was awarded a minimum of one automatic bid per weight class, which will go to the tournament champion, even if they did not have any wrestlers reach at least two of the three thresholds. NCAA championship spots for each qualifying event will be awarded at conference tournaments based solely on place-finish.

After all the conference tournaments have concluded, the NCAA Division I Wrestling Committee will meet in-person to select the remaining 46 at-large qualifiers, which will be announced on March 7, while brackets and seeding will be announced on NCAA.com at 8 p.m. on March 8. All weight classes will consist of 33 wrestlers. … rest of story at NCAA.com/news/wrestling/article/2023-02-23/ncaa-division-i-wrestling-committee-releases-qualifying-tournament-allocations-2023

What the college wrestling allocations mean for the NCAA championships

Every year, the NCAA wrestling conference allocations release generates a new flurry of excitement for fans. How hard will it be to qualify in a given weight? Who is most likely to secure an NCAA tournament bid? Who is at risk of just missing a ticket to the Big Show? These allocations determine how many placewinners at each respective conference tournament automatically earn a spot at the national tournament in each weight and how high a wrestler needs to finish in order to secure his spot at the NCAA championship.

The allocations are determined by the following criteria: regular season results through February 19, winning percentage, coaches rankings and RPI. Here are the allocations for this year:

CONFERENCE	125	133	141	149	157	165	174	184	197	285	TOTAL
Atlantic Coast Conference	2	3	4	3	3	3	3	5	4	3	34
Big 12 Conference	6	5	7	7	7	8	6	4	6	8	64
Big Ten Conference	9	9	9	9	10	8	7	9	9	9	88
Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association	6	5	5	2	3	5	4	4	5	6	45
Mid-American Conference	2	1	2	5	4	1	4	2	1	1	23
Pacific-12 Conference	3	3	1	2	1	2	2	1	3	1	18
Southern Conference	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	12
Pre-Allocations	29	28	29	29	29	28	28	26	29	29	284
At-Large	4	5	4	4	4	5	5	7	4	4	46

Here’s what they mean:

SoCon wrestlers have to win a conference title to qualify in eight of 10 weights

The Southern Conference earned the fewest automatic qualifier bids again this year, securing just 12 spots for placewinners. At 125, 141, 149, 157, 165, 184, 197 and 285 pounds, only the winner has a guaranteed spot in the NCAA tournament. Runners-up automatically earn bids at 133 and 174 pounds. The rest of the field will have to hope for an at-large bid. … rest of story at NCAA.com/news/wrestling/article/what-college-wrestling-allocations-mean-ncaa-championships

No Allocation, No Worry

Today, NCAA Allocations will be released! It’s the first step in determining who will wrestle in Tulsa at the 2023 NCAA Championships. A formula that takes into account RPI, winning percentage, and coaches rankings will divvy out allocations to each conference; with no more than 29 being handed out per weight class. The rest will be at-large berths.

The beauty of this format is that even if you did not earn an allocation for your conference, you could also “steal” one as they are open to anyone in the conference that places in the range allocated by the NCAA. That scenario is quite common. In fact, we’ve looked at a handful of wrestlers that did not earn allocations at their respective conference tournaments, yet still got to compete at nationals last season.

Wrestling By Pirate’s Allocation List

141 lbs

Stevan Micic (Michigan)

2021-22 Regular Season Record: 6-4

Micic had a limited regular season and didn’t end up having the postseason success we’ve been accustomed to seeing out of him. He ended up getting an NCAA berth with a fourth-place finish in the Big Ten. That led to a 24th seed in Detroit and he advanced to the NCAA Round of 12 before getting eliminated. … rest of story at Intermatwrestle.com/articles/utm_source=Wrestling+News

Can These Schools Produce Their First DI National Qualifiers?
As we head into the postseason, there are plenty of potential stories to follow. One storyline that may not be as obvious as others is following the schools that could see their first DI national qualifiers in 2023. With more teams on the horizon, joining the ranks of DI wrestling, this could be a good annual storyline to follow in the coming years. 

For 2023, there are three schools that have their sights set on pushing wrestlers through their respective conference tournaments to DI nationals for the first time. None of these schools had any wrestlers earn allocations for their conference so, it will be a bit of an uphill battle. But, as anyone who has followed the collegiate postseason for any length of time could tell you, things get unpredictable in March. Upsets happen, injuries are unfortunate but expected, and regular season results get flipped, regularly. 

Below are the three teams seeking to see their first DI national qualifiers. Underneath the team name is the weight classes where they appear to have the best odds at qualification. The number in parentheses is the allocations available in that particular weight class. 

California Baptist
125 (6), 165 (8), 184 (4) Probably the school on this list most likely to crown its first national qualifier(s) is California Baptist. They have three solid options, three of which, compete at weight classes with six or more allocations. … rest of story at Intermatwrestle.com/articles/26531?utm_source=Wrestling+News

February 27, 2023 - Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized